Labor unions have fought against previous attempts at reforming France's labor laws, but Macron seems to be edging closer to a victory since two other unions, including the largest CFDT, declined to participate in the protests ... The moderate CFDT union said that Macron's labor ......

PARIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - France's CFDT trade union gave its backing on Monday to carmaker Renault's plans to make the company more competitive, which had previously led to a period of work stoppages in protest at the proposals. ....

The ITUC-affiliated French labour confederation CFDT has re-affirmed its support for the labour law being proposed by the French government, having strongly criticised the government's initial proposals for reform. The CFDT described the initial proposals as unbalanced and based ......

Try Newsweek. Subscription offers ...Stephane Mahe/Reuters UNION CONTACT ... The more moderate CFDT union backs proposed reform that will allow businesses to lay off staff more easily in hard times but also give unions more power to negotiate unilateral deals with companies rather than national collective agreements ... ....